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Who Is New EPA Leader Andrew Wheeler?

Published July 6, 2018 at 11:52 AM CDT
In this Sept. 21, 2017, file photo, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) building is shown in Washington. Andrew Wheeler, the No. 2 official at EPA, will take over the agency on July 9, 2018, now that President Trump has accepted the resignation of embattled administrator Scott Pruitt. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
In this Sept. 21, 2017, file photo, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) building is shown in Washington. Andrew Wheeler, the No. 2 official at EPA, will take over the agency on July 9, 2018, now that President Trump has accepted the resignation of embattled administrator Scott Pruitt. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

Scott Pruitt is out as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and on Monday his deputy, Andrew Wheeler, will take over as acting director of the agency. Wheeler, a former coal lobbyist, has worked in Washington for more than 20 years. Environmentalists worry he will continue Pruitt’s deregulatory agenda.

Here & Now‘s Lisa Mullins speaks with Robin Bravender (@rbravender), deputy editor of Climatewire at E&E News.

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